Ken Griffin Citadel Advisors
Ken Griffin founded Citadel, one of the world’s largest and most successful hedge funds. Starting his trading career from his Harvard dorm room at a young age, Griffin quickly developed a keen sense for markets and built Citadel into a global powerhouse with billions in assets under management. Known for his quantitative and technology-driven strategies, Griffin has also made headlines for significant philanthropic contributions, supporting causes in education, the arts, and public institutions. Over the years, he has earned recognition as one of the preeminent figures in modern finance.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$415M |
| 2 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$402M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
GS
|
+$384M |
| 4 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$379M |
| 5 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$304M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$1.98B |
| 2 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$596M |
| 3 |
AT&T
T
|
+$460M |
| 4 |
Synchrony
SYF
|
+$398M |
| 5 |
Honeywell
HON
|
+$342M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 5.97% |
| 2 | Financials | 4.82% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 4.18% |
| 4 | Industrials | 3.64% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 3.4% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3551
PUT
Extra Space Storage
EXR
$31.2B
| $3.08M | ﹤0.01% |
30,200
+14,600
| +94% | +$1.4M |
|
3552
PUT
Fluor
FLR
$7B
| $3.07M | ﹤0.01% |
83,500
-32,500
| -28% | -$1.19M |
|
3553
CALL
Yeti Holdings
YETI
$3.25B
| $3.07M | ﹤0.01% |
+101,600
| New | +$2.21M |
|
|
SPWR
3554
PUT
DELISTED
SunPower Corporation Common Stock
SPWR
| $3.07M | ﹤0.01% |
720,897
+1,833
| +0.3% | +$7.14K |
|
3555
Equifax
EFX
$21.2B
| $3.07M | ﹤0.01% |
25,888
-101,758
| -80% | -$10.9M |
|
3556
CALL
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$37.8B
| $3.07M | ﹤0.01% |
61,700
-26,300
| -30% | -$1.25M |
|
|
CAI
3557
DELISTED
CAI International, Inc.
CAI
| $3.07M | ﹤0.01% |
132,136
-88,489
| -40% | -$2.12M |
|
3558
CALL
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile
SQM
$21.2B
| $3.06M | ﹤0.01% |
79,700
+12,500
| +19% | +$511K |
|
3559
PUT
Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA
$3.57B
| $3.06M | ﹤0.01% |
122,900
+54,400
| +79% | +$1.33M |
|
|
HA
3560
CALL
DELISTED
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.
HA
| $3.06M | ﹤0.01% |
116,700
+38,900
| +50% | +$1.13M |
|
3561
CALL
ProShares UltraShort QQQ
QID
$242M
| $3.06M | ﹤0.01% |
4,450
-3,520
| -44% | -$2.75M |
|
3562
Targa Resources
TRGP
$59.1B
| $3.06M | ﹤0.01% |
73,648
-452,159
| -86% | -$19M |
|
|
AGR
3563
DELISTED
Avangrid, Inc.
AGR
| $3.06M | ﹤0.01% |
60,772
-19,183
| -24% | -$946K |
|
3564
La-Z-Boy
LZB
$1.67B
| $3.06M | ﹤0.01% |
92,719
-61,478
| -40% | -$1.94M |
|
3565
CALL
Viper Energy
VNOM
$15.2B
| $3.06M | ﹤0.01% |
92,200
+27,500
| +43% | +$881K |
|
|
CLVS
3566
CALL
DELISTED
Clovis Oncology, Inc.
CLVS
| $3.06M | ﹤0.01% |
123,100
-81,100
| -40% | -$2.03M |
|
|
BERY
3567
PUT
DELISTED
Berry Global Group, Inc.
BERY
| $3.05M | ﹤0.01% |
61,746
+20,691
| +50% | +$981K |
|
3568
Invesco S&P MidCap Momentum ETF
XMMO
$7.71B
| $3.05M | ﹤0.01% |
+53,960
| New | +$2.84M |
|
|
USCR
3569
CALL
DELISTED
U S Concrete, Inc.
USCR
| $3.05M | ﹤0.01% |
73,700
-4,600
| -6% | -$177K |
|
3570
PUT
WEC Energy
WEC
$36B
| $3.05M | ﹤0.01% |
38,600
+32,700
| +554% | +$2.43M |
|
3571
CALL
Xylem
XYL
$27.9B
| $3.05M | ﹤0.01% |
38,600
+14,600
| +61% | +$1.07M |
|
|
RDS.B
3572
CALL
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B
RDS.B
| $3.05M | ﹤0.01% |
47,700
-148,100
| -76% | -$9.36M |
|
3573
Methode Electronics
MEI
$608M
| $3.04M | ﹤0.01% |
105,811
-3,913
| -4% | -$107K |
|
3574
CALL
Rapid7
RPD
$876M
| $3.04M | ﹤0.01% |
60,100
+28,500
| +90% | +$1.22M |
|
3575
Coty
COTY
$2.51B
| $3.04M | ﹤0.01% |
264,266
-2,668,235
| -91% | -$25.2M |
|
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Ken Griffin's Q1 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2019, Ken Griffin held 10,449 positions worth $201B, up 10% from $183B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 24% of the portfolio.
Ken Griffin withdrew a net $13B in Q1 2019, closing 1,251 positions and reducing 3,810 holdings. Its most notable exit was Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A, an estimated $223M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 6% of assets, up from 4.8% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.
Against the trend, Ken Griffin opened a new position in Elanco Animal Health worth $251M.
- Ken Griffin's largest Q1 2019 buy was Elanco Animal Health: 7,832,197 shares worth $251M.
- Ken Griffin added most to Walt Disney in Q1 2019, an estimated $415M increase.
- Ken Griffin's biggest Q1 2019 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $1.98B.
- Ken Griffin fully exited Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A in Q1 2019, selling an estimated $223M.
- Ken Griffin's ten largest holdings make up 24% of its $201B portfolio in Q1 2019.
- Ken Griffin opened 1,429 new positions and closed 1,251 in Q1 2019.
- Ken Griffin's portfolio value rose 10% quarter-over-quarter to $201B.
Based on Citadel Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2019, filed 15 May 2019.